2016 READING

TASK
Anujin.M
VARIATION
A - READING

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DIRECTIONS: READ THE PASSAGE.
THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS
BELOW.
For two months, I have been trying to decide
who makes the best ice cream. I have
narrowed it down to my four favorite
manufacturers: Randolph Farms, Goodies,
Disco, and Twinkle.
Let's start with Randolph Farms. Randolph
Farms makes very good ice cream. They have
lots of different flavors, but this doesn't really
matter to me. That's because I always get
coffee flavor. They make the best coffee ice
cream in the world. I've never had hot coffee
(the drink) but people tell me that Randolph
Farms coffee ice cream tastes just like the
real thing. 3
Also, Randolph Farms uses all natural
ingredients to make their ice cream. This is a
good idea, I think. Second, we have Goodies.
Goodies makes excellent ice cream. Like
Randolph Farms, Goodies uses all natural
ingredients. They only make three different
flavors—strawberry, vanilla, and chocolate—
but they make them very well. The strawberry
is amazing. Every bite of it reminds me of the
strawberries that I used to pick behind my old
house. The vanilla is wonderful. It is very
smooth and has a refreshing, creamy taste.
The chocolate is outstanding. It is made with
real cocoa beans from Bolivia. I didn't know
where Bolivia is so I decided to look for it on
a map. After hunting awhile, I discovered that
it is in South America! 4
That's a long way to go to get cocoa, so it must
be good. I would say that the only drawback to
Goodies ice cream is that they only make three
different flavors. Third, we have Disco. Disco
ice cream is okay. They don't have many good
flavors. Actually, the only Disco flavor I like is
Bubblegum. It is vanilla ice cream with little
chunks of bubblegum in it. After you eat the
ice cream, you can blow bubbles with the gum.
That's pretty fun.
Finally, there is Twinkle. Twinkle ice cream is
mediocre. The only good thing about Twinkle
is that it is relatively inexpensive. You can buy
a whole carton of twinkle ice cream for $6.
There are 12 of them in a carton. I think, it is a
great price for lovers!
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39.Which of the A.Strawberry, Vanilla, Chocolate, and Bubblegum Too!
following would B.The Four Top Ice Cream Manufacturers
be the best title C.The Finest Ice Cream in the World
for this passage? D.Picking the Best Ice Cream Manufacturer
E.The excellent ice-cream in my town.

40.If the author A.Randolph Farms

wanted to get a B.Goodies
scoop of coffee
C.Disco
ice cream, where
would he or she D.Twinkle
probably go? E.Bolivia
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41.Which of the A.My friends are: sweet, young, and generous.
following B.I like: to talk on the phone at night.
sentences contains C.I’d like: vanilla and chocolate ice-cream.
the correct use of D.I want a new bicycle: or new roller skates.
a colon (:)? E.I have three pets: Toto, Spot, and Rover.

42. According to A.is all natural

the passage, the B.isn’t made in Bolivia
author likes
C.comes in many flavors
Randolph Farms
ice cream because D.is sweet
it… E.with a chewing gum
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43.In paragraph 3
the author writes,
"That's a long way A.Goodies loses money on sales of chocolate ice cream
to go to get cocoa, B.Bolivia makes the best cocoa in the world
so it must be good." C.things that are hard to get must be high quality
Using this D.cocoa from the United States is not very good
information, we can E.chocolate ice-cream is made with cocoa-beans
understand that the
author believes
that…

44. Which of the A.is all natural

following B.isn’t made in Bolivia
ingredients isn’t C.comes in many flavors
mentioned in the D.is sweet
text? E.with a chewing gum 8
 A.$0.5
45. How much does B.$ 5
a twinkle ice-cream C.$1.5
cost? D.Not enough information is provided
E.$1
46. An adjective is a
word that is used to A.sweet
describe a thing. B.creamy
Which of the C.fruity
following adjectives D.bitter
can’t refer the taste E.chocolate
of the ice-cream?
A.cheap ingredients
47. According to the
B.expensive price
author, what is the
C.mediocre quality
only drawback to
D.a lack of flavors
Goodies ice cream?
E.expensive ingredients
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VARIATION
B - READING

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 DIRECTIONS: READ THE PASSAGE. THEN
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
Have you ever wondered what keeps a hot air balloon flying?
The same principle that keeps food frozen in the open chest
freezers at the grocery store allows hot air balloons to fly. It's a
very basic principle: Hot air rises and cold air falls. So while the
super-cooled air in the grocery store freezer settles down around
the food, the hot air in a hot air balloon pushes up, keeping the
balloon floating above the ground. In order to understand more
about how this principle works in hot air balloons, it helps to
know more about hot air balloons themselves.

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 DIRECTIONS: READ THE PASSAGE. THEN
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
A hot air balloon has three major parts: the basket, the burner,
and the envelope. The basket is where passengers ride. The
basket is usually made of wicker. This ensures that it will be
comfortable and add little extra weight. The burner is
positioned above the passenger's heads and produces a huge
flame to heat the air inside the envelope. The envelope is the
colorful fabric balloon that holds the hot air. When the air
inside the envelope is heated, the balloon rises.

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 DIRECTIONS: READ THE PASSAGE. THEN
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
The pilot can control the up-and-down movements of the hot
air balloon by regulating the heat in the envelope. To ascend,
the pilot heats the air in the envelope. When the pilot is ready
to land, the air in the balloon is allowed to cool and the
balloon becomes heavier than air. This makes the balloon
descend. Before the balloon is launched, the pilot knows
which way the wind is blowing. This means that she has a
general idea about which way the balloon will go.

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 DIRECTIONS: READ THE PASSAGE. THEN
ANSWER THE QUESTIONS BELOW.
But, sometimes the pilot can actually control the direction
that the balloon flies while in flight. This is because the air
above the ground is sectioned into layers in which the
direction of the wind may be different. So even though the
pilot can't steer the balloon, she can fly or higher or lower
into a different layer of air. Some days the difference between
the directions of the wind between layers is negligible. But
other days the difference is so strong that it can actually push
the balloon in a completely different direction!
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39.According to the passage, balloon pilots control the balloon’s altitude by
A. moving into a different layer of air
B. regulating the air temperature inside the balloon
C. adjusting the amount of air in the envelope
D. changing the amount of weight contained in the basket
E. producing the small flame
40.As used in paragraph 3, which is the best synonym for ascend?
A. move B. fly C. sink D. climb E. push
41.As used in paragraph 3, which is the best antonym for descend?
A. fall B. float C. rise D. drop E. send

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42. According to the author, wicker means
A. comfortable B. lightweight C. durable
D. heavy E. fragile
43. If the hot air balloon pilot wants to change directions during
flight, what might he or she do to accomplish this?
A. head toward a mountain peak
B. wait for it to rain
C. fly into a cloud
D. fly higher
E. float above the ground

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44. Using the passage as a guide, it can be inferred that which of the following
statements is not true?
A. Air goes up and out the top of a chimney when you light a fire.
B. Cool air collects about the ceiling when you open a refrigerator.
C. Smoke from a candle rises after you blow out the flame.
D. Cold air coming from an air conditioning vent settles about the floor.
E. Hot air rises and cold air falls
45.Based on its use in paragraph 4, it can be understood that negligible belongs
to which of the following word families?
A. solemn, grave, serious
B. substantial, considerable, large
C. exhilarating, thrilling, exciting
D. insignificant, small, unnoticeable
E. amount of, number of, a lot of
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46. According to the text which of the followings are the major
parts of a hot air balloon?
A. basket, burner, and controller
B. envelope, passenger, and hot air
C. pilot, envelope, and basket
D. flame, heater, and burner
E. envelope, burner, and basket
47. According to the author, what does the envelope hold?
A. hot air B. passengers C. pilot D. cold air E.
burner

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